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Following the events of Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, immortal teen pharaoh Tutankhamun searches modern-day DC for his "brother" Gilgamesh; he finds that Gil has been kidnapped by Egyptian god Apep, who plans to "cast the world into eternal darkness." The story effectively blends humor and action and is enhanced by Tut's deep emotional investment in rescuing Gil. Games appended. Glos.
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Granted immortality by Osiris, teenage King Tutankhamun has roamed the earth for millennia and now leads a quiet life in Washington, DC. When another immortal, his treacherous uncle Horemheb, seeks to murder Tut to please the god of chaos, the "boy king" must decide how to avenge his family without becoming a killer himself. A winning mix of myth, action, and humor. Glos.